Mythical Creatures of the Underworld

Question 1

What is the name of the three-headed hound that guards the entrance to the Underworld?

Accepted Answer

Cerberus

Question 2

Who is the grim ferryman that carries the souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron?

Accepted Answer

Charon

Question 3

Known as the "Furies" in Roman myth, what is the Greek name for the female chthonic deities of vengeance who pursued wrongdoers?

Accepted Answer

The Erinyes

Question 4

What is the name of the personification of Death, the twin brother of Hypnos (Sleep)?

Accepted Answer

Thanatos

Question 5

This monstrous demigoddess, often associated with Hecate, was said to have a single leg of bronze and preyed on young men.

Accepted Answer

Empusa

Question 6

In Virgil's Aeneid, these winged "snatchers," with the face of a woman and the body of a bird, are found tormenting souls in the Underworld.

Accepted Answer

The Harpies

Question 7

What are the female death-spirits, daughters of Nyx, who personify violent or cruel death called?

Accepted Answer

The Keres

Question 8

The personification of Sleep, who resides in a cave in the Underworld, is the twin brother of Thanatos. What is his name?

Accepted Answer

Hypnos

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